John Shearer/Getty Miley Cyrusis addressing rumors of friction within her family. The "Flowers" singer published a statement about the Cyrus' dynamics amid speculation of strife among them in an Instagram Story on Saturday. "I rarely comment on rumors, but my mama and I are too tight for anything to ever come between us," she wrote of her mother, Tish Cyrus. The musician then acknowledgedreportsthat her mother had unfollowed her on Instagram, insisting that it was an error rather than an intentional move. "She's my best friend," Miley wrote. "Like a lot of moms, she doesn't know how to work her phone and somehow unfollowed me — simple, coincidental, and uninteresting." She also briefly touched on her relationship with her father, fellow performerBilly Ray Cyrus. "My dad and I have had our challenges over the years," she wrote. "Now, in my 30s, [my] family is my priority above all else. I'm at peace knowing bridges have been built and time has done a lot of healing. Grateful for the good health and love that flows through my family." Miley also appeared inBilly Ray's Instagram postwishing his son, Braison Cyrus, a happy birthday on Friday. TheHannah Montanastar's post comes during an eventful period for the celebrity family. Tish and Billy Ray Cyrusfiled for divorcein April 2022, and this time followed through with it, after reconciling following their previous2010and 2013 filings. Billy Ray Cyrus thenannounced his engagementto singer Firerose in November 2022. In August 2023,Tish Cyrus marriedPrison BreakstarDominic Purcell after they had been dating for nine months, and Miley reportedly served as the maid of honor at the ceremony, which also included her siblings Brandi and Trace Cyrus. Lester Cohen/Getty Billy Ray Cyrus thenfiled for divorcefrom Firerose in June 2024 after seven months of marriage. The ex-couplesettled their contentious splitthat August. The country singer also made headlines this year afterhis unusual performanceat Donald Trump's second inauguration in January. The incident prompted his son, Trace, topen an open lettercalling for his father to seek help. Shortly after, Billy Ray posted on Instagram that he was praying for his loved ones. "Praying for my family," he wrote. "For my children … sons and daughters … and their mother." Sign up forEntertainment Weekly'sfree daily newsletterto get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more. He thenannounced his new relationshipwithElizabeth Hurleyin April. The couple met while filming their 2022 movie,Christmas in Paradise. "We did very few scenes together, but the couple times we were in the same scene there was a chemistry,"Cyrus said. "We just laughed and it was at a time I wasn't laughing a lot, and I found it the oddest thing." Read the original article onEntertainment Weekly
